Having trouble finding a house sitter? Well, at least one who is friendly, reliable, privacy-oriented, professional, insured and competent? “I cancelled a family holiday. I felt a failure. Then I found House and Home Sitters. My wife was happy again. You can’t put money on that." Could this be you? Life is full of the unexpected, [...]
Why Become a House Sitter in the UK? Note: All new House and Home Sitters applicants must read this article in full before proceeding. It forms part of our onboarding and sets out our expectations and values. If you’re wondering whether house sitting is right for you, this article will give you useful tips, pros [...]
Claire was excellent. She was very good with our special dog, Moomin and soon worked out how best to deal with him. She sent us nice photos of the pair of them playing ball and hanging out. I think Moomin had a good time. She also very sweetly left us some baking (S African rusks) [...]
As professional sitters, we have learned and discovered some useful points in the process. Here are 12 top tips we share with all house sitters. 1. Ensure your lines of communication are in place before, during and even after the house sit. Make certain you touch base before the assignment, establish a good relationship-connection early, [...]
Chris and Tanya from House and Home Sitters were perfect for our animals and home. We have a huge menagerie of horses, sheep, dogs, cats, chickens and goldfish. I was nervous about leaving such a lot of different animals for two weeks, but I need not have worried. The house was spotless, the plants all [...]
The current 24-hour news cycles cause us to suffer information OVERLOAD - and when we feel overloaded and overwhelmed, it can be a challenge to sift through what is actually important. And what is true. Our homeowner clients and sitters may rest assured knowing we are committed to your safety, protection and well-being. Mostly, we've [...]
Review just in from our homeowner client, Shaz: Hi Dave, I had a great holiday and Peter looked after my house and the birds very well. It was clean and tidy and he’d even done my washing and remade my bed ready for me. I’m going to send you some photos of the birds that [...]
Ever wondered why our wastewater disposal costs more than our freshwater supplies from the water company? Part of the reason is the average 50 lbs of toilet paper used per person each year. In the UK alone, that equates to an environmental cost of 91 billion gallons of water, 53,000 tons of bleach, and over [...]
We found House and Home Sitters online through Google and contacted Dave Price about a 15-day house sitting assignment for our two Maine Coons (Roxie & Wesley) while we were away for our Honeymoon. Dave was helpful and responded quickly to help find us a house sitter right away. Even though there were complications [...]
Bishop's Stortford - Our Welcome Stay My daughter, Lauretta and I recently house sat in Bishop's Stortford for a night and two days. We looked after 2 dogs, a Lhasa Apso and Havanese named Boo and Isabelle, and we also cared for a Chinchilla named Sophia. The couple who we sat for greeted us with [...]
